<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Google Maps adds walking directions]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Delay And Deny http://www.grist.org/article/maps/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:56:23 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/maps/1 Impressive


I just tried it for the 6 mi. commute from my apartment to my work (which I drive, bike, occasionally bus, and have walked -- in winter during a snowstorm at 1 am) and it's pretty impressive.   It essentially gave the same optimal route for both, but when switching from car to walking, for a long stretch, it moved me from a standard roadway to a parallel bike and pedestrian only trail (the Interurban in Kent, WA).

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I just tried it for the 6 mi. commute from my apartment to my work (which I drive, bike, occasionally bus, and have walked -- in winter during a snowstorm at 1 am) and it's pretty impressive.   It essentially gave the same optimal route for both, but when switching from car to walking, for a long stretch, it moved me from a standard roadway to a parallel bike and pedestrian only trail (the Interurban in Kent, WA).

]]> Comment #2 by Guinness74 http://www.grist.org/article/maps/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:11:16 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/maps/2 Not to split hairs

Now if Google would just add biking directions, we'd be set.

Wouldn't biking directions be the same as car directions since bikes are vehicles...or are there utopian areas for cyclists (such as myself) where we don't have to deal with the boorish behavior of some motorists?

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Now if Google would just add biking directions, we'd be set.

Wouldn't biking directions be the same as car directions since bikes are vehicles...or are there utopian areas for cyclists (such as myself) where we don't have to deal with the boorish behavior of some motorists?

]]> Comment #3 by ataventure http://www.grist.org/article/maps/ Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:40:47 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/maps/3 Not Strictly True

Blackberry Mapquest applications have walking maps, and have had them for at least six months to a year now (since I've owned one). Sorry, but I think Google is a bit late...

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Blackberry Mapquest applications have walking maps, and have had them for at least six months to a year now (since I've owned one). Sorry, but I think Google is a bit late...

]]> Comment #4 by gc http://www.grist.org/article/maps/ Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:53:53 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/maps/4 bycycle

Guinness74 - Luckily, there are a few utopian areas for bikes. Portland for example, has it's own mapping system here: http://bycycle.org/
It gives directions based either on normal (quickest) or safer (less traffic) routes. I believe it basically overlays Portland's bike map with Google mapping to figure out which ways are best for bikes.


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Guinness74 - Luckily, there are a few utopian areas for bikes. Portland for example, has it's own mapping system here: http://bycycle.org/
It gives directions based either on normal (quickest) or safer (less traffic) routes. I believe it basically overlays Portland's bike map with Google mapping to figure out which ways are best for bikes.


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